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Nebraska Lottery will join Lotto America in MayReply
Lotto America is run by MSLU, the Powerball people. Supposedly, it replaced the Hot Lotto game which was destroyed by Eddie Tipton who programmed winning numbers in for relatives, friends, and eventually himself when he worked for the lottery, and was caught and sent to jail. The Lotto America game was supposed to be a ball drawn game when they started it and was drawn in private after the Powerball drawing. No actual video of such a drawing ever took place that I know of and the game seemed to
Apr 21, 2024, 7:36 pm - lottobrain - Lottery News

California airport worker wins $20 million lottery prize during lunch breakNews Story
Silver lining hiding amidst the holiday rush By Kate Northrop A California airport employee took a break from the holiday travel rush to find that he had won $20 million in the lottery. A Bay Area airport worker discovered during his lunch break that he was set for life after winning a $20 million top prize in a lottery scratch-off game. Durwin Hickman works as a skycap, which involves helping travelers check in for their flight and assisting with their luggage. When he went on b
Dec 18, 2023, 3:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland man wins third $50,000 Pick 5 lottery prize in less than a year using same numbersReply
Was in line behind a guy cashing a 50 cents straight/box ticket and asked the clerk to replay it. When I asked, the clerk said lots of people play the same numbers back . Not sure if I'd play a 100,000 to 1 pick 5 combo even a year later, but people do it. After changing how they draw the results, all the past drawing data is useless so while he played the same combo, it was similar to playing it in another state. We don't have the game in KY so I've never checked the repeat data. Possibly s
Apr 25, 2023, 11:14 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery's Lotto jackpot worth nearly $800,000; has yet to be won since game's launchNews Story
Still no winner for newest game in Arkansas as jackpot continues to climb By Kate Northrop Since the Arkansas Lottery launched its newest game more than two months ago, Lotto has yet to produce its first big winner, with the jackpot climbing to nearly $800,000 for Wednesday's drawing. The state of Arkansas is still waiting for the first-ever Lotto jackpot winner to match six numbers as the jackpot steadily nears seven figures. In September, the Lottery officially opened sales for
Nov 30, 2022, 2:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Florida lottery winner of $2 million prize credits pregnant dog for winNews Story
Man's best friend is a lucky dog By Kate Northrop A Florida man who won a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket is giving credit where credit is due his pregnant pet dog. Leonard Linton, 42, of Pinetta, says that it's thanks to his lovely little pooch, Ivy, that he won a $2 million prize in the Florida Lottery. Recently while he was out, Linton received a call that his poor dachshund was not feeling well. He took a different route home to get to her as soon as
Jun 23, 2022, 1:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery Natural State Jackpot to move to daily drawingsNews Story
Change to increases will also mean bigger, faster-growing jackpots, Lottery says By Kate Northrop The Arkansas Lottery announced today that it will change the draw format of the Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) game to daily drawings, starting this month. The Natural State Jackpot lottery game, which is local to the state of Arkansas, will change from having six drawings a week to seven in a new daily draw format. Starting Sun., April 21, 2024 at 8:00 pm Central Time, the local draw g
Apr 12, 2024, 3:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Self-proclaimed "King of Scratchers" wins $5 million in California Lottery thanks to superstitionNews Story
Lottery fan isn't just a little -stitious, he's super -stitious By Kate Northrop A California man says he's the King of Scratchers after closely following a superstition that led to him winning a $5 million lottery prize in a scratch-off game. Daniel Peramaki is the self-proclaimed King of Scratchers, and he's crediting his determination and rather quirky methods for a $5 million win, the California Lottery said in a press release. Peramaki has been vying for that big win for yea
Nov 14, 2023, 7:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery to debut new Lotto draw gameNews Story
First new in-state draw game since 2012 By Kate Northrop Yesterday the Arkansas Lottery officially announced the introduction of its newest draw game, Lotto. Next week, lottery players in Arkansas will have a new in-state game to try out, one that features a starting jackpot of $250,000. It's the first addition of a new game since the Lottery brought Lucky for Life into the fold in January 2015. Before that, the Natural State Jackpot launched in August 2012. We are extremely
Sep 14, 2022, 10:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

DC man sues the lottery after incorrect numbers posted on website would have won him $340 millionNews Story
A Washington, D.C. man who thought he had won a $340 million Powerball jackpot is suing the lottery and other companies related to the Powerball game after the district's website displayed the wrong winning numbers, which happened to match the numbers on his ticket. John Cheeks purchased a Powerball lottery ticket at the center of the dispute on Jan. 6, 2023. Although Cheeks did not see the Powerball drawing the following day, he saw his numbers posted on the DC lottery's website two days la
Feb 21, 2024, 7:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK woman who won £1 million EuroMillions prize calls aftermath a "twisted fairytale"News Story
Lottery winner says lottery tickets should come with Government health warnings similar to those on cigarettes By Kate Northrop A EuroMillions lottery player who won a 1 million (US$1.187 million) in 2013 at the age of 17 is using her experience as a winner to promote placing a Government health warning on lottery tickets. Lottery winner Jane Park, of Edinburgh, is warning other hopeful players of the potential fallout that comes with winning a large prize. In 2013, Park won a 1
Aug 23, 2022, 12:34 pm - Todd - Lottery News